THE BILTMORE ESTATE

Approach Road is what you take to get to the "house" itself. What a view when you walk onto the Esplande! I am standing on a graduated staircase on the Rampe Doulce (gentle incline) that overlooks the Front Lawn. That is some front lawn!
The thing that struck me was the wildness of the mountains intermixed with the sheer opulence of this "house," which hardly seems to accurately describe this place ... breathtaking!